Simple truths of leadership
52 ways to be a servant leader and build trust
Book - 2022
"Leadership legend Ken Blanchard teams up with Randy Conley to share the most essential lessons on servant leadership and building trust from the heart of his leadership model. Effective leadership comes down to implementing everyday, commonsense practices to help organizations thrive-and yet so many leaders are still missing these fundamental principles from their personal and professional lives. Renowned business experts Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley disclose the simple truths about leadership they have gathered over their long and distinguished careers to help bring common sense into common practice. Featuring two sections-servant leadership and building trust-this book is a collection of Blanchard's greatest hits. It is chock-full of profound and memorable (and in some cases counterintuitive) leadership wisdom, such as. Create autonomy through boundaries. People who plan the battle rarely battle the plan. A relationship with no trust is like a cell phone with no Internet. All you can do is play games. The most important part of leadership is what happens when you're not there. This book will help readers incorporate these integral practices into their leadership style, build trust through servant leadership, and make a difference in their own life and the lives of those they influence"--
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.,
[2022]
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Simple truths of leadership : |b 52 ways to be a servant leader and build trust / |c Ken Blanchard, Randy Conley. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Oakland, CA : |b Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., |c [2022] | |
| 300 | |a xi, 162 pages ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: simple truths -- Part one: servant leadership -- The essence of servant leadership -- 1. Servant leadership is the best way to achieve both great results and great relationships -- 2. Every great organization has a compelling vision -- 3. Servant leaders turn the traditional pyramid upside down -- Secrets of the one minute manager -- 4. All good performance starts with clear goals -- 5. The key to developing people is to catch them doing something right -- 6. Praise progress! -- 7. When people are off track, don't reprimand them-redirect them -- 8. The best minute servant leaders spend is the one they invest in people -- A situational approach to servant leadership --9. Effective servant leaders realize they have to use different strokes for different folks -- 10. Effective servant leaders don't just use different strokes for different folks, they also use different strokes for the same folds -- Create a motivating environment -- 11. Profit is the applause you get for creating a motivating environment for your people so they will take good care of your customers -- 12. Create autonomy through boundaries -- 13. you get from people what you expect -- 14. The best use of power is in service to others -- 15. Never assume you know what motivates a person -- Characteristics of servant leaders -- 16. People with humility don't think less of themselves, they just think of themselves less --17. It's okay to toot your own horn -- 18. Don't work harder; work smarter -- 19. "No one of us is as smart as all of us." -Eunice Parisi-Carew and Don Careq -- 20. Love is the answer, What is the question? -- What servant leaders need to know -- 21. Servant leaders don't command people to obey; they invite people to follow -- 22. People who plan the battle rarely battle the plan -- 23. Servant leaders love feedback -- 24. People who produce good results feel good about themselves -- 25. "It's not about you" -Rick Warren -- 26. Great leaders SERVE -- Part two: building trust -- Trust in leadership -- 27. Leadership begins with trust -- 28. Building trust is s skill that can be learned and developed -- 29. "Self-trust is the first secret of success"-Raph Waldo Emerson -- 30. Someone must make the first move to extend trust. leaders go first -- 31. "People admire your strengths, but they respect your honesty regarding your vulnerability"-Colleen Barrett -- Trust in relationships -- 32. There's no trust without us -- 33. Fear is the enemy of trust -- 34. A relationship with no trust is like a cell phone with no service or internet-all you can do is play games -- 35. People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care -- 36. "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"-Maya Angelou -- Characteristics of trusted leaders -- 37. "Your actions speak so loudly I cannot hear what yo are saying"-Anonymous -- 38. Tell the truth, always, It's that simple -- 39. Don't ever make a promise you can't keep -- 40. "There's nothing so unequal as the equal treatment of unequal"-anonymous -- 41. #Trust is always trending. Doing the right thing never goes out of style -- 42. True servant leaders admit their mistakes -- 43. Since we were given two ears and one mouth, we should listen more than we speak -- trust and control -- 44. The most important part of leadership is what happens when you're not there -- 45. The opposite of trust is not distrust-it's control -- 46. People don't resist change; they resist being controlled -- 47. People without accurate information cannot act responsibly, but people with accurate information are compelled to act responsibly -- Resorting broken trust -- 48. Building trust is a journey, not a destination -- 49. A successful apology is essential in rebuilding trust -- 50. Apologizing is not necessarily an admission of guilt, but it is an admission of responsibility -- 51. Choosing not to forgive someone is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die -- 52. Forgiveness is letting go of all hope for a better past -- Making common sense common practice in your leadership and life -- Simple truths of leadership discussion guide. | |
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